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Silvia Ruffini (1475 – 6 December 1561 in Rome) was an Italian noble woman and mistress of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese before he became pope (Pope Paul III from 1534); she was the mother of his four children.
Silvia Ruffini est la fille de Rufino et de Giulia Ruffini qui vivent dans un palais du quartier des Colonna. Elle a quatre frères, Giacomo, Girolamo, Ascanio et Mario, et deux sœurs, Camilla et Ippolita. Vers 1496, elle épouse le marchand romain Giovanni Battista Crispo, avec qui elle a trois fils : Sallustio, Virgilio et le cardinal ...
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In May 1536, Pope Paul III commissioned a group of trusted cardinals to examine the abuses within the Catholic Church. The cardinals produced the 1537 Consilium de emendenda ecclesia, which outlined fundamental abuses and suggested reform. The report found that: 1. Substandard priests were being ordained. 2. Incompetent bishops were being appointed...
Diplomacy and statesmanshipwere crucial tenets of Pope Paul III's papacy. While Pope, Paul III often visited troubled European states to broker peace and stability. He visited Civitavecchia (1535 and 1537), Lucca and Piacenza (1538), Perugia (1540), and Bologna (1543). Pope Paul III showed his negotiatory shrewdness during the Italian War (1536-153...
Pope Paul III legitimised new Catholic religious orders such as the Barnabites, Jesuits, Ursulines, and The Congregation of the Oratory throughout his papacy. By legitimising such forward-thinking groups, Pope Paul III was able to further the cause of reform. Fig. 4 Pope Paul III legitimises the Jesuits
In 1542, Pope Paul III created the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition (a.k.a. The Roman Inquisition). The Roman Inquisition was a system of courts and tribunals established to prosecute anti-Catholics and combat Protestant heresy in Catholic territories. While brutal in its methods, the Roman Inquisition suppressed h...
Silvia Ruffini Pier Luigi Farnese (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547) was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. He was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later became Pope Paul III ).
As a young cleric, Alessandro lived a notably dissolute life, taking a mistress, Silvia Ruffini. Between about 1500 and 1510 she gave birth to at least four children: Costanza, [1] Pier Luigi (who was later created Duke of Parma), [5] Paolo, and Ranuccio.
Silvia Ruffini (1475 – Roma, 6 dicembre 1561) fu una nobildonna, amante del cardinale Alessandro Farnese (Papa Paolo III dal 1534) e madre dei suoi quattro figli.
Jun 8, 2017 · Costanza Farnese (December 19, 1500 in Rome – May 23, 1545 in Rome) was a daughter of Alessandro Farnese and Silvia Ruffini, born before her father became Pope Paul III. Her siblings were Pier Luigi, Paul, Ranuccio and Lucrezia.
